La Roche-Posay Effaclar 3-Step Anti-Blemish
System*, £32.50 is probably one of the most awaited skincare launch of
the year. Well, it certainly was for
me! I’m a massive, massive fan of LRP skincare and I’ve converted half my family to
the LRP way. I can’t praise their
products enough! That being said, I was
a little sceptical about the 3-step system, as I have previously tried these ‘systems’
before which left me underwhelmed. But
as a true LRP fangirl, I needed to know if it lived up to their other products.
In the system, there are three products – LRP Effaclar
Purifying Foaming Gel, LRP Effaclar Clarifying Toner and LRP Effaclar Duo [+]
Moisturiser. I’ve previously used the
LRP Purifying Foaming Gel and the LRP Effaclar Duo Plus before and loved them
both. So for me the real question mark
hung on the toner, and if you know me, you know I don’t do normal toners.
The Purifying Foaming Gel is a really
gentle cleansing gel that I use as a second cleanser to clean my skin after
removing my makeup. It is not like other
foaming cleansers. It doesn’t lather up
a lot like soaps, but a gentle lather that allows you to spread the product
around your face. It leaves your skin
feeling clean without drying it out. It
makes my skin feel like how it should – not dry, not oily, just normal. I’ve travelled up and down the country during
August and safe to say completely neglected my normal military style skincare
routine. It’s taken its toll; I was left
with horrendous skin and breakouts. This
really helped me to gently keep my skin clean without aggravating the
breakouts.
The Clarifying Toner is the newbie in
the system. You can’t buy this
separately and I was just dying to try this out! The ingredients looked promising consisting
of anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties (I’m a total science-y
ingredients geek!). It promises to clear
blackheads reduce the appearance of pores.
Whilst I don’t think it did anything to reduce my pores, it did help
with my breakouts. Although I don’t have
a blackhead problem as such, it did clear the clogged pores on my nose. What I like about this toner is that, it does
something for your skin; unlike traditional toners whose only function was to
remove the remnants if your makeup. This
is an actual skincare product that benefits your skin with its anti-inflammatory
and anti-bacterial properties. LRP, you
never disappoint!
Lastly, the Effaclar Duo Plus [+] (full
review here), which is an old favourite of mine. It’s my go to moisturiser whenever I’m
battling a breakout as I find other moisturisers dry my skin out. This really hydrates my skin whilst helping
with my blemishes. I always have a
back-up of Effaclar Duo [+] in my skincare stash just for emergencies. If this doesn’t tell you how much I love it,
I don’t know what will!
After trying out this kit over the last five weeks, I
have to say LRP has lived up to their claims for me. Their products seem to really agree with my
skin, and my other half sneaks off with my Effaclar Duo [+] so it’s safe to say
it agrees with his too! I’d recommend
this to people who have oily/combination skin and frequently suffer from
breakouts.
Have you tried the La Roche-Posay 3-Step
Anti-Blemish System? What are your go to
products for fighting blemishes? Share
in the comments below or tweet me @aspiring_london!
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